A personal journal of film and documentary reviews, and reviews of anything else that intrigues me.
Werner Herzog, “Queen of the Desert” (2013) Renowned German film director Werner Herzog, maker of classics like “Aguirre: Wrath of God” and “Fitzcarraldo” could have done…
Werner Herzog, “My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done?” (2009) In this film, based on an actual incident, director Werner Herzog pursues his life-long fascination…
British Films, French and French-language Films
Werner Herzog, “Cave of Forgotten Dreams” (2010) In 1994, three speleologists discovered and explored a cave in southern France and found prehistoric paintings apparently dating back…
German and German-language Films
Werner Herzog, “Fitzcarraldo” (1982) For all the off-screen controversies and shenanigans that bedevilled the making of this film, “Fitzcarraldo” turns out to be a decent enough…
German and German-language Films
Werner Herzog, “Aguirre, Wrath of God” (1972) A dramatic fictional rendition of the 1560 expedition of the Spanish conquistador Pedro de Ursua down the Maranon and…
German and German-language Films
Werner Herzog, “Heart of Glass” (1976) An 18th-century tale of a town dependent on its glass factory becomes a metaphor for the downfall of German and…